Posted on 11/11/2023 8:08:36 PM PST by DoodleBob
Names gradually rise and fall in popularity over time with changing trends and norms. But certain choices drop off the map more quickly thanks to big cultural or political moments ― think Katrina, Isis and more recently, Karen.
It seems that the name Brandon might be joining their ranks. Between 2021 and 2022, the name fell 20 places, from the 181st most popular name for boys in the U.S. to No. 211, according to Social Security Administration data.
Like Karen, the name Brandon had been dropping in popularity for many years, but a recent negative cultural association seems to be accelerating the decline.
Brandon took its biggest hit in popularity in 2022, which is perhaps unsurprising given the pejorative political slogan “Let’s Go Brandon” — a coded slur for “F— Joe Biden” — originated in September 2021.
The result was a growing association of the name with both the Democratic 46th president of the U.S. and the conservative movement, perfect to turn off parents on both sides of the aisle.
“The controversial rallying cry ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ had undeniable influence over parents in their selection of names for their baby boys last year,” baby name consultant Taylor Humphrey told HuffPost.
Sitting just outside the Top 200, Brandon is still relatively popular, but it peaked between 1992 and 1994 when it was the sixth-most-popular name …
Last year, Brandon hit its lowest ranking on the Social Security Administration’s annual list since the year 1969. The number of baby boys named Brandon in 2022 was 1,763 — compared with 2,117 in 2021, 2,299 in 2020 and 2,679 in 2019.
“I think it will go the way of Karen — off the charts,” said Jennifer Moss, founder of BabyNames.com. “It’s now a negative connotation for both sides.”
(Excerpt) Read more at huffingtonpost.co.uk ...
For each year, we show the rank for Brandon and a bar representing the popularity of that name. The longer the bar, the more popular the name. The more popular the name in a given year, the numerically lower the rank, with rank 1 being the most popular.
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Its also strange how one never meets people named “Adolph” any longer.
Brandon will become more popular after Joe Biden is no longer the President. People will forget about the slogan “Let’s go Brandon”.
So looking at it logically, no.
Per the Soc Sec website, “Adolph is not in the top 1000 names for any year of birth beginning with 2000.”
My nephew Brandon (James) now goes by James.
Has a smokey or burnt taste.
There are 90210 reasons it used to be popular.
The senile pos criminal pedo squatter in the white hospice has also killed off the name “Joe”, 800th in popularity last year.
How is “Don” or “Donald” doing?
The place where Pantload Joe fell off his bike temporarily became a fake bike shop in the fake town of Brandon Falls. Google eventually caught on and removed it from their maps.
Not good. Donald at #1630, Don at about #650.
I substitute teach in our local high school district, and I have not seen a single Linda, Lisa, Lynn, Anne or Nannette on any roll sheet. These used to be common names. John, for centuries the most common boy’s name in the English-speaking world is now rare, as is William, Robert, Richard and Edward.
Hillary:
Year Rank
2008 722
2007 961
2006 983
2005 885
2004 807
2001 887
2000 877
1999 853
1998 868
1997 725
1996 693
1995 688
1994 566
1993 261
1992 132
1991 166
1990 192
Since 2009, Hillary was not in the top 1000.
Now it's Balakey, JayQuellen and A A Ron.
According to the internet, Linda was the only female baby name that at one time was more popular than Mary (which ranked #1 for many decades).
Despite the rise of “unique” names, the most popular baby names are trending towards more traditional; Sophia, Amelia, Grace, etc.
Brandon is a great name. One POS president can’t destroy a name.
they’re “forgetting” to mention the amount of “hispanic” and “muslim” names which are overtaking “white” names.
But strangely, "Achmed," "Abdul," and "Mahmoud" are increasing in popularity.
Regards,
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